The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-12
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EVERY THURSDAY AT
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PERSONS AND THINGS.
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'first lady The net profits in eight
months have reached the satisfactory
sum of $1,000.
Mr.. George W. Childs has a. mag
niicent lot Of Jersey cattle at his
country home known as Wootten.
They are all named for the particular
friends of himself and Mrs. G. He
also has fine kennel Of dogs repre-
senting q dozen different species.
His favorite animal is the mare pre-
sented him by General Grant.
There are three prominent and &C.
tive Democrats in New Hampshire
named Frank Jones, one in Ports.
mouth, one in Pennington and one
in Concord. It is the Portsmouth
Jones who has invited the President
to visit him.
Mr.. Cleveland's land reform pro-
gramme appears to be more practi-
cal than that of Henry George.
Mr.. Cleveland has declared that
the public domain is for American
settlers only. This is good demo-
cratic doctrine.
Nobody ever heard that John the
Baptist went about in the wilderness
with a brass band.
Mr.. Chaucey NJ. Depew takes q
pessimistic view of fame. In a re.
cent address he said that five hun
dred years hence, probably not half
dozen of the Americans whom we
have called great will be remembered
by the people in this country. This
is really too bad.
The Governor Of New York pos
sesses a prerogative which it has
been several times proposed to con-
fer on the President of the United
States. 1t is the power to veto spe-
ci6c items in general appropriation
bills.
Brazil will before long be without
a master and without slave. Under
the act Of 1872 emancipation is pro.
eeeding rapidly. In. 1873 there
were 1,530,O00 slaves in Brazil. Ac-
cording to recent registration the
number has been reduced to 100000.
The appearance of the star of
Bethlehem, which is expected at
any moment, is now discussed with
interest. B. Cessiopeia has laid dor
mant for many centuries, but it was
due in 1880, on the assumption that
it appears every 800 years, and as.
tronomers would not be surprised to
see it any time. It's exact position
is close to the North star st halfpast
ten o'clock at night. People pos
sessing telescopes are on the outlook
for the fash of the historic variable
star.
Fifteen years ago it was thought
that trees would not grow in Nebras-
ka. The experiment was made and
it has succeeded spendidly. Nebraska
originated Arbor Day and no other
State in the Union has reaped such
BENEFITS from this institution. 1t is
estimated that twelve million trees
were planted on the first Arbor Day
in Nebraska. Millions more have
been added on each succeeding ami.
yersary of this tree feast. Georgia
will celebrate her second Arbor Day
next November. She ought 10 catch
the spirit of this important occasion
as Nebraska has done.
Commissioner Colman of the agri.
cultural department, is writing some
elaborate essays on oleomargarine.
If you were to place six samples of
butter and six of oleomargarine be.
fore the learned commissioner he
could not for the life OF him tell
you which was which. Smarter men
than Commissioner Colman have
tried this puzzle and failed.
A truly regal present was sent by
the King of Portugal to the German
Emperor, which is worth all the other
royal birthday gifts put together.
1t is a sword of honor, with blade
specially made at the Lisbon arsenal,
and exquisitely chiseled. The hilt is
Of solid gold, encrusted in every part
with diamonds, sapphires, rubies and
emeralds. These were set after q
design supplied by the queen.
Governor Hill and Dan Lamont
have had an interview that is worry.
ing the esteemed metropolitan news.
papers. 1t seems to rs that these
able journals should have had pro-
fessional eayesdropper on the spot
1t is regarded as strange that both
the queen Of Hawaii and the heir ap
parent should absent themselves
from the kingdom at the same time.